Monthly Archives: November 2013

Navigation via GPS, smart phone apps and embedded programs, like Google® maps, has made owning a paper map and compass virtually irrelevant. But relying on modern technology like GPS only works if your batteries and GPS technology are operational. When your smart phone or GPS unit fails, a map and a compass may be your

“My name is George. I have 5 kids along with my wife Amanda. We recently experienced a power outage that was so bad we lost all of our freezer goods due to an electric storm. We had just gone shopping two days before that outage and spent all of our month’s grocery money. Within a

Advanced weather prediction technology is pretty good at helping us know when winter weather may turn severe. However, history shows that it’s not very good at predicting just how all that snow and ice will affect infrastructure. Residents in New England weren’t surprised to get a foot of snow last winter, but they were surprised

In response to the massive devastation wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, Wise Company is sending a shipment of 99,200 servings of its dehydrated emergency food meals to help feed victims of the tragedy. “The challenges faced by the thousands of affected people in the Philippines are beyond comprehension,” says Aaron Jackson, CEO of Wise Company.

Could “smart watches be the technology that Preppers have been waiting for? Current technology allows smart watches to display the same alerts and perform many of the same functions as cell phones, but having alerts on your wrist eliminates all that digging around in your pockets or purse. Though there aren’t many apps for smart

Recent studies reveal that Americans throw away about 40% of their food. Consider how much you could save by cutting your food budget by almost half, or how much further your food stores would stretch if you could put to good use everything you buy. The little effort it takes to use food that would